Challenges du hi. Keeping stoned people from behind the wheel. And 81 and young talents on the biggest stage of the art world. And we begin tonight with the very latest in the tense tug of war over crimea and ukraine. There have been talks of sanctions and days of diplomacy trying to convince trowz pull back russia to pull down. Almost twice the last count from ukraines government. Today moscow warned washington that sanctions would back fire and hit the United States like a boomerang. There is another standoff in the military base of sevastopol. Jennifer glasse is live there, in crimea. Jennifer. John, that happened earlier this evening. We saw armed men go into a base in sevastopol, they negotiated with the Service People inside. We are seeing this kind of pressure all across the crimean peninsula. This comes a little left weve got a referendum in about nine days time and the people of crimea will decide whether to with russia or stay with ukraine. That makes people nervous. Vladimir
Reporter survivors of the mass shooting in tucson, arizona, have not abandoned their push for change. They joined hundreds at an interfaith service, praying for new laws. Former congresswoman gabby giffords, who was among those badly injured at the shooting two years ago, traveled to newtown, connecticut, last friday, where she and her husband, mark kelly, met with the families of victims of last months Elementary School shooting. The first couple that we spoke to. The dad took out his cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter. And i just about lost it. Reporter giffords, whos launching a National Dialogue to end gun violence, told Abcs Diane Sawyer in an interview airing tonight on world news, that the country must take action. When it can happen to children in a classroom, its time to say enough. Reporter at exactly 10 10 this morning, tucson residents will ring bells to remember the shooting. Tahman bradley, abc news. After the newtown massacre, president obama, of course,
President obama will announce former nebraska senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. It will be a rough road to confirmation for the vietnam vet who outspokenly posed the iraq war. Meanwhile white house officials tell nbc news that mr. Obama will also nominate his counterterrorism adviser, john brennan as the next cia chief. Were just learning that. Tracie potts has more from washington on both nominations for us this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, everyone. The brennan announcement we just got early this morning. Hes a 25 year vet at the cia and went through his own bit of controversy when he was first considered for that job back in 2008. As for chuck hagel, he is expected to face criticism from his own party, both of those nominations being announced later today. Today president obama is expected to nominate his former senate colleague, 66yearold chuck hagel to head the pentagon. I think it will be a lot of tough questions of senator hagel. Reporter a pur
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